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Per capita alcohol consumption liters/yr10 155
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ItalyAustria
France
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Luxembourg
Canada
Belgium
GermanySpain
Portugal
EireNZ
Netherlands
AustraliaUK
Finland
Transnational alcohol consumption & cirrhosis
Alcohol Abuse in the U.S.
60% men, 30% women > 1 alcohol-related adverse life event
High morbidity and mortality, violence, accidents, social and legal problems • >100,000 deaths / yr• $167 billion annual cost
Parkinsonism in alcoolism
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
>10% of children exposed in utero to alcohol toxicity
7-14 drinks/wk (particularly > 5/occasion) can cause moderate fetal damage